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I am trying to hide this corner of the layout.
Got to hide the ugly gas pipe and meter.
That corner of the layout I built to pull out with just two screws on the section and two pieces of track unhooked. I have to plan that corner that way.
Just in case they ever have to work on the meter.
So, I am building THE ROCK.
My main problem on this section is the gas meter. I have to leave access so I am making THE ROCK so I can take it off the layout if I need to.
The corner.
(one of these years the lower right will run the main line over to the other side of my dungeon.)
I had to make some sort of base. So I got some old packing foam and glued some heavy cardboard to it.
I was thinking about the beacon here (higher up) but I think I will put a ranger lookout up there. Somehow.
Has anyone ever seen an O gauge lookout range tower?
Though I might go HO to give it a little far away look up there.
THE ROCK back in the "dinosaur" days used to be one big water fall.
Through out the years the water ground the rock away. I used plaster cloth to get the water worn out look.
This part here will be whats left of the waterfalls.
I got to make sure the bigger trains can get around the curve near THE ROCK.
THE ROCK is getting bigger.
What you see of the pipe and meter will be addressed with another rocky structure made for quick disconnect. Separate from THE ROCK.
Adding a tunnel over here. I Got some old ceiling tiles cut for above the tunnel.
This section needs a lot of work yet. Same for the base of THE ROCK.
There is going to be a road running up THE ROCK back in that corner too. edit, no road going in it would be too steep and the only thing that could navigate up it, would have been some mountain goats!:laugh:
Got to paint the wall or add a back drop scene. I don't think I could paint one.
But I do think I am going to try to paint something on the wall around the mountain.
It sure would be a lot easier if I could have attached it to the wall.

Got to hide the ugly gas pipe and meter.
That corner of the layout I built to pull out with just two screws on the section and two pieces of track unhooked. I have to plan that corner that way.
Just in case they ever have to work on the meter.
So, I am building THE ROCK.
My main problem on this section is the gas meter. I have to leave access so I am making THE ROCK so I can take it off the layout if I need to.
The corner.
(one of these years the lower right will run the main line over to the other side of my dungeon.)

I had to make some sort of base. So I got some old packing foam and glued some heavy cardboard to it.

I was thinking about the beacon here (higher up) but I think I will put a ranger lookout up there. Somehow.
Has anyone ever seen an O gauge lookout range tower?
Though I might go HO to give it a little far away look up there.

THE ROCK back in the "dinosaur" days used to be one big water fall.
Through out the years the water ground the rock away. I used plaster cloth to get the water worn out look.
This part here will be whats left of the waterfalls.

I got to make sure the bigger trains can get around the curve near THE ROCK.

THE ROCK is getting bigger.
What you see of the pipe and meter will be addressed with another rocky structure made for quick disconnect. Separate from THE ROCK.

Adding a tunnel over here. I Got some old ceiling tiles cut for above the tunnel.
This section needs a lot of work yet. Same for the base of THE ROCK.

There is going to be a road running up THE ROCK back in that corner too. edit, no road going in it would be too steep and the only thing that could navigate up it, would have been some mountain goats!:laugh:
Got to paint the wall or add a back drop scene. I don't think I could paint one.
It sure would be a lot easier if I could have attached it to the wall.